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Eric Ringham (born, 1955) poses at the MPR booth with the three "Little Erics"; his stand-ins for this year's "Where's Eric?" game during the Morning Show at the Minnesota State Fair. Eric has chosen a hiding place for each "Little Eric" and has provided a series of hints to fuel the search for his miniature effigies.

Expert searchers Ochen Kaylan and Leslie Ball once again tried to outguess Eric by deciphering his cryptic clues. This year, you helped by sending us your suggestions!

The clues for each "Little Eric" are on this page, with the answer hidden at the end of each list. Just highlight the text with you mouse to see where the "Little Eric" was stashed.

"Farmer" Eric

Clue 1:

I'm a father of children who used to be small, so I'm entitled to ask: Do you need to use the bathroom?

I can see a sign the colors of the Swedish flag.

If you're tired, you may sit down on that natural bench. Over there.

Clue 2

We are near beer.

I'm hungry for something fried in soybean oil, aren't you?

There's a body of water somewhere close.

Clue 3

Look at that large, curvy, silvery structure!

You know, this would be an excellent place to see butterflies. Or bees. Possibly moths. Hummingbirds, if we're lucky. Even orioles.

If you kids want to climb that thing, go ahead. Not me.

Highlight to see Answer: Peeking over the top of the trellace behind the Garden Stage on the west side of the DNR building, near the fire tower.

"Fair Fanatic" Eric

Clue 1:

No butterflies or moths or hummingbirds or orioles, but ... arrrrghhh!

There are bees here!

And a prehistoric animal.

Where do bears do their shopping?

This one appears to have arrived home with a bag of groceries.

Clue 2:

If you arrived here on either one of these carts, you are very old.

Musical clue: "By the time we got to (blank), we were half a million strong."

I see a girl in a blue dress. She's smiling.

Clue 3:

Colored floodlights illuminate the scene - or they would, if they were turned on at this hour of the morning.

I sleep near a tree with no branches.

A fur bearer points the way.

Highlight to see Answer: Stuffed between the joists under the staircase on the south side of the Administration Building, 1312 Cosgrove.

"Security Guy" Eric

Clue 1:

Add 1,782 and 3,420. Divide by 2. Take the square root, and you have a number that occurs twice where you'll find me. (I know, this is so easy I'm embarrassed!)

There's a pile of what appears to be Kitty Litter big enough for a cougar.

There's something here that's four years older than Eric.

Clue 2:

Look for something red and shiny from Wabasha County.

If I were real, I'd be dead.

Oh, look! Another body of water.

Clue 3:

If you look carefully, you can see faded painted numbers.

Musical clue: What if you crossed "White Room" with "Chain of Fools?"

Oh, fine, OK. Look for a white chain.

I can see enough poles to accommodate the flags of the original colonies, plus Minnesota, as well as North and South Dakota.

Highlight to see Answer: In the wheel well of the 1951 Ford Pickup at the SE corner of the Arts Building.